Background
He was born in the parish of Saint Michael-le-Belfry, York, in 1602.
He was born in the parish of Saint Michael-le-Belfry, York, in 1602.
He graduated Bachelor of Arts 1620, M. A. 1624. Was elected to a fellowship at Peterhouse on 30 March 1625, and was afterwards a clergyman in New York
He was admitted to Peterhouse, Cambridge, on 13 December 1617. Cartwright illustrated the Bible from ancient rabbinical writings, and was respectfully mentioned by contemporaries. He died at York in 1658, and left some books to the library of Peterhouse.
When Richard Baxter wrote his first work, Aphorisms of Justification (1649), he submitted it to Cartwright among others
There were many other critics (including Anthony Burges, John Crandon, William Eyre, George Lawson, John Tombes, Thomas Tully, and John Wallis) But Cartwright’s had an impact in the long term. Cartwright made various remarks, to which Baxter replied.
Cartwright then replied by some "exceptions." Baxter lost the manuscript, which turned up some years after Cartwright"s death. In 1676 Baxter published his Treatise of Justifying Righteousness, in two books, the second of which, entitled A Friendly Debate with the learned and worthy Mr.
Christopher Cartwright, contained all the preceding papers, together with Baxter"s final reply, The Substance of Mr.
Cartwright"s Objections considered.